Certificate of Ministry Preparation
The Certificate of Ministry Preparation is for you if:
Program Features
Tuition per course is set for each academic year.
- You've been called to:
- Pastoral ministry
- Evangelism
- Christian education
- Compassionate ministry
- Music ministry
- Youth ministry
- Church administration
- Your goal is to be ordained as an elder or a deacon in the Church of the Nazarene.
- You are a lay person with a desire to increase your ministry effectiveness through a structured educational program
Program Features
- New 5-week course modules with each session being 3 hours in length!
- All courses will be taught on a coordinated schedule that will cover the entire curriculum each year (each course earning 1 MEU - Ministerial Education Unit).
- CMP Video conferencing site locations:
- Canton - District Office -
4450 Belden Village St., NW, Suite 600, Canton, OH
(classes held in the first floor conference room)
- Cornerstone - Church of the Nazarene,
12138 Old Gallia Pike Rd., Wheelersburg, OH (please see church website for directions; do not rely on Global Positioning System directions as they have been inaccurate in the past); enter the church using the East entrance door.
- Grove City - District Office -
5004 Hoover Rd.,
Grove City, OH
- Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon Nazarene
University, Thorne Library (lower level, Room
14) -
800 Martinsburg Rd., Mount Vernon, OH
- Sandusky - Sandusky Community Church of the Nazarene,
1617 Milan Road, Sandusky,
OH (Room 191).
- Canton - District Office -
4450 Belden Village St., NW, Suite 600, Canton, OH
(classes held in the first floor conference room)
- There is potential for video-conferencing to students in remote locations. More information will be available later on this exciting option.
- Those who complete the program will receive the CMP Certificate that verifies that they have graduated from the Course of Study of the Church of the Nazarene. (With the understanding that they will need to complete the Field Experience on their own District.)
- Certificate requires completing all the courses described in the handbook; MVNU will accept half of the total number of courses (13 courses) as transfer from another program approved by the International Course of Study Advisory Committee of the Church of the Nazarene.
- Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00.
- Class attendance required. No more than three absences per course are permitted.
- Transfer of credit to a degree program at Mount Vernon Nazarene University will be governed by the admission policies and requirements stated in the undergraduate catalog.
- Those who complete the program will be able to migrate their work into the Associate of Science in Christian Ministry (that will be rolled out shortly) with the use of a portfolio. Similar arrangements may also be possible with the proposed degree completion option. (This could require payment of an additional fee that is yet to be determined. Students are urged to keep a portfolio of all class assignments and exams.)
- There are no admission requirements for the CMP program; however, if MVNU credit is desired, a high school diploma or GED must accompany registration.
- Complete the registration form for Sessions 1-3 and submit it to the Graduate and Professional Studies office to secure a seat in the course.
- View new CMP 2012 Calendar.
Tuition per course is set for each academic year.
For more information, please call Andy Bolerjack, 740.397.9000 ext 3615.
